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we've got advisers that are accompanying south vietnamese forces into the field. so by this point, their role had gone beyond simply advising. >> we have learned a bitter lesson. the army of south vietnam cannot cope with the committed gorilla enemy. it is trained for conventional war american style. >> there is growing uncertainty about whether the advisory effort is really working. >> then in the midst there is a what's called a buddhist crisis. >> the war in vietnam has literally become a fight on two fronts. on one hand, they face the vietcong communists and on the other hand a revolt of the majority, a fight which has been joined by thousands of students. >> the country's buddhist majority sees the president as a tyrant. >> we had established a government in south vietnam lead by a western educated catholic named thieu. thieu was our boy. >> but massive power corrupts, and thieu becomes a dictator. >> a catholic presence imposing itself on a buddhist majority, and now they're going after the buddhists. >> soldiers and police broke up the demonstrations and ki
we've got advisers that are accompanying south vietnamese forces into the field. so by this point, their role had gone beyond simply advising. >> we have learned a bitter lesson. the army of south vietnam cannot cope with the committed gorilla enemy. it is trained for conventional war american style. >> there is growing uncertainty about whether the advisory effort is really working. >> then in the midst there is a what's called a buddhist crisis. >> the war in vietnam...
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she doesn't like most vietnamese women. she came from a very aristocratic family. they spoke french at the dinner table. so for her to suddenly declare herself a voice of the vietnamese woman was all presumptions. >> she couldn't msha's unable to write in vietnamese, is that correct speak what she didn't write, i mean she could, but she expressed herself most will only in french which is what of course she studied in school and what they spoke at home. so the other laws that she passed were a little ridiculous. i mean, thinking about them in context it seems to make sense. vietnam was a country at war and the north vietnamese, the communist were to ever good job of saying this is a war, we have to treat it is usually. madame nhu was wordy, it's becoming like a party. there were girly bars and all of that stuff that is on restarting and madame nhu said no, we have to take a series of. so she outlawed dancing along with prostitution. she outlawed hand holding and kissing but she outlawed underwire bras, but she wore them. so she had these sort of, this moral like hig
she doesn't like most vietnamese women. she came from a very aristocratic family. they spoke french at the dinner table. so for her to suddenly declare herself a voice of the vietnamese woman was all presumptions. >> she couldn't msha's unable to write in vietnamese, is that correct speak what she didn't write, i mean she could, but she expressed herself most will only in french which is what of course she studied in school and what they spoke at home. so the other laws that she passed...
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there had been actions against north vietnamese directed by the united states and the north vietnamese were responding to that on august 2nd. >> this is a special report from cbs news in washington. today just past the midday point, unofficial sources started to report additional naval combat action in the same tunkon gulf. >> now i would like to review briefly in chronological order, the unprovoked attacks that took place today, august 4th. >> we know now for sure the second tunkon gulf accident didn't happen. the johnson administration dismissed evidence indicating that an attack actually hadn't taken place. there was this accuse political pressure from the right wing to be strong to communist aggression. >> certainly, i think a more prudent administration that wasn't looking for a pretext to flex some american muscle would have stepped back and said, let's determine what actually happened here before we launch an retaliation. >> my fellow americans, hostile actions against ships on the high seas have today required me to order the military forces of the united states to take action
there had been actions against north vietnamese directed by the united states and the north vietnamese were responding to that on august 2nd. >> this is a special report from cbs news in washington. today just past the midday point, unofficial sources started to report additional naval combat action in the same tunkon gulf. >> now i would like to review briefly in chronological order, the unprovoked attacks that took place today, august 4th. >> we know now for sure the second...
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and today, 943 is again controlled by the north vietnamese. >> progress was not being made. there was no end in sight. how would you measure progress? so it was a kind of absurd situation. >> how do you feel about it now that it's all over? >> pretty bad in a way. you live with them. you work with them. you get really attached to them. i had three that died in my arms. that hurt more than anything else. [ gunshots ] >> we have to carry em out, you know, and that's when it bothers you, you have to carry them to the slump. it really gets to you. ♪ >> i'd lose friends, and i would just, like, wow, you know. i got a job to do here. and you would throw them on a chopper and that would be the last you would see them. so you were constantly shoving it down, because if you didn't, you couldn't function. >> stop the war now! stop the war now! stop the war now! >> these women came by the thousands to the pentagon this week. they demanded to see secretary of defense robert mcnamara, to ask him to stop sending their sons to vietnam. and they showed their anger and frustration. >> stop
and today, 943 is again controlled by the north vietnamese. >> progress was not being made. there was no end in sight. how would you measure progress? so it was a kind of absurd situation. >> how do you feel about it now that it's all over? >> pretty bad in a way. you live with them. you work with them. you get really attached to them. i had three that died in my arms. that hurt more than anything else. [ gunshots ] >> we have to carry em out, you know, and that's when...
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there is an older vietnamese woman here. that is how i found her and i was writing her letters and asking her to let me tell her story and pitch it as a sort of let me do this in a scholarly way. what ended up happening was the most unscholarly thing possible. i had retained ten letters at this point the day that i found out that i was pregnant i get a phone call and the woman says that i'm in i just found out i was pregnant so my relationship with her going through the birth of my son was an almost maternal grandmother thing. i've been there. let me tell you my experience that was so personal and unthreatening for her because suddenly i was this girl that needed help and she could tell me everything she needed to know. >> there is certainly a game of cat and mouse. how long did it take to talk about the memoir that she was hopefully going to tell you about? >> it was clear to me that it was never going to be produced. she had been talking about it in 1963 and she mentioned it to the saturday evening post so than one time we
there is an older vietnamese woman here. that is how i found her and i was writing her letters and asking her to let me tell her story and pitch it as a sort of let me do this in a scholarly way. what ended up happening was the most unscholarly thing possible. i had retained ten letters at this point the day that i found out that i was pregnant i get a phone call and the woman says that i'm in i just found out i was pregnant so my relationship with her going through the birth of my son was an...
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he didn't speak vietnamese, but backs all speak the same language. >> the vietnamese don't like drugs or surgeries. they like natural health. they do ever insurance here, but it's easier to deal with here. you don't have to fight with the insurance companies. >> he partnered with a vietnamese businessman to start this clinic and plans to open another soon. >> you can make actually pretty comparable that the u.s. if you push hard, but the cost of living here is very low. >> the 2008 financial meltdown definitely affected me. it affected a lot of people. that was definitely one of the factors in me kind of wanting to get out, travel, see the world, and ultimately led me to vietnam. >> richy is a former trader with morgan stanley. when the financial crisis hit, he decided to reinvent himself by trying something he'd never done before. acting. >> my specialty is the interaction between vietnamese and american, so a lot of plays an words or cultural difference, things like that. >> he got his start by accident, while studying vietnamese, selected as a contestant on the vietnam version of a
he didn't speak vietnamese, but backs all speak the same language. >> the vietnamese don't like drugs or surgeries. they like natural health. they do ever insurance here, but it's easier to deal with here. you don't have to fight with the insurance companies. >> he partnered with a vietnamese businessman to start this clinic and plans to open another soon. >> you can make actually pretty comparable that the u.s. if you push hard, but the cost of living here is very low....
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. >>> vietnamese state-run television has broadcast images of a collision between vietnamese and chinese vessels in the south china sea. now what the broadcaster says chinese ships surrounded a vietnamese government surveillance vessel and sprayed it using water cannons. the images show a ship wearing a chinese name ramming the vietnamese vessel. the report says no crew machines were injured. the incident occurred about 20 kilometers southwest of an oil rig recently installed by a chinese firm. vietnamese authorities say about 120 chinese ships have been deployed to the area to support the oil drilling operation. negotiators from china and vietnam met in hanoi last week to discuss the standoff but failed to overcome their differences. >>> people in afghanistan may have to wait even longer for a new president. a senior member of the election commission has resigned after allegations of vote-rigging. officials are counting vote in the runoff between former foreign minister abdullah abdullah and former finance minister ash raf ghani. abdullah accused a commission of widespread vote rigging.
. >>> vietnamese state-run television has broadcast images of a collision between vietnamese and chinese vessels in the south china sea. now what the broadcaster says chinese ships surrounded a vietnamese government surveillance vessel and sprayed it using water cannons. the images show a ship wearing a chinese name ramming the vietnamese vessel. the report says no crew machines were injured. the incident occurred about 20 kilometers southwest of an oil rig recently installed by a...
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. >>> vietnamese nups are reporting another skirmish between chinese and vietnamese vessels. >>> islamic militants linked to al qaeda have moved into iraq's second largest city. >>> and the operators of the international airport in dubai are setting their sights on becoming the world leader in passenger traffic. >>> the captain of a fishing vessel is accusing the chinese of more aggression. now, vietnamese newspapers are reporting that a chinese ship ram add vietnamese fishing boat, this time in the gulf of tonkin. the chinese ship charged without warning he said. he said they sprayed mens of his crew with a water cannon. the gulf is off the vietnam and china. but he says they were more than 500 kilometers from the paracel islands. crews have been locked in a stand off ever since. each side has accused the other of ramming their vessels. both sides are trying to drum up support at the united nations. they're trying to explain their positions to other member states. they hope the dispute will be resolved peace fully. the secretary general is ready to mediate if the two sides ask him two.
. >>> vietnamese nups are reporting another skirmish between chinese and vietnamese vessels. >>> islamic militants linked to al qaeda have moved into iraq's second largest city. >>> and the operators of the international airport in dubai are setting their sights on becoming the world leader in passenger traffic. >>> the captain of a fishing vessel is accusing the chinese of more aggression. now, vietnamese newspapers are reporting that a chinese ship ram add...
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accusations follow on the heels of the vietnamese video showing a chinese ship ramming a tiny vietnamese fishing boat. the boat capsized and sank. >> by the end of the year we isld no if hillary clinton running for office. her book is previewing -- premiering tomorrow. thinksks about what she riorities and's more about her political future. hillarye u.s., clinton is in the spotlight. getting speeches across the country and maybe looking presidential. chicago, they're ready for hillary. already fund-raising. >> i think the country is still looking for strong and vibrant leadership. >> this is a presidential campaign without a candidate yet. and with no other serious democratic candidates are now this could become a problem. >> we want her to know she is our first choice. if she says yes we're ready to go. quick she is in no rush to make any announcement. >> when i going to decide whether you are running? >> i will decide when it feels right for me to decide. the grueling say schedule of the campaign and the ugliness of political attacks will weigh on her as she decides. >> we have artie s
accusations follow on the heels of the vietnamese video showing a chinese ship ramming a tiny vietnamese fishing boat. the boat capsized and sank. >> by the end of the year we isld no if hillary clinton running for office. her book is previewing -- premiering tomorrow. thinksks about what she riorities and's more about her political future. hillarye u.s., clinton is in the spotlight. getting speeches across the country and maybe looking presidential. chicago, they're ready for hillary....
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the vietnamese accused the chinese of ramming the vessels. they have showed us documentary evidence. video of handphones. for their part the chinese claimed they have been rammed by vietnamese vessels in the same dispute. there are a lot of shipping in the waters at the moment. vietnamese and chinese as both sides try to assert their territorial claims here. >>> brazil's footballers have the world cup campaign off to a near perfect start. nooemar scored twice. sara coates has more. >> initially croatia had the early chances in a group a clash, the pressure resulting in a goal in the 11th minute. the miskick confused brazil's defense, marcelo prodded the ball into his own net. oscar almost immediately had a chance to equalize. steve padesklo vrk a making a save. then the two sides of brazil's star striker neymar, the barcelona man booked for an elbow on real madrid midfielder luca modavic. neymar scored the equalize are, making it 1-1 at half-time. brazil took the lead thanks to a soft penalty decision. neymar stepped up. he made it 2-1 all th
the vietnamese accused the chinese of ramming the vessels. they have showed us documentary evidence. video of handphones. for their part the chinese claimed they have been rammed by vietnamese vessels in the same dispute. there are a lot of shipping in the waters at the moment. vietnamese and chinese as both sides try to assert their territorial claims here. >>> brazil's footballers have the world cup campaign off to a near perfect start. nooemar scored twice. sara coates has more....
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they accuse the vietnamese of illegally and forcefully disrupting the oil rig operation. they've asked u.n. security general ban ki-moon to circulate the paper to all member states. delegates from vietnam submitted documents defending their position three times last month. a u.n. spokesperson says ban is ready to mediate if the two sides ask him to. officials in other countries have begun voicing concern. japanese foreign minister fumio kishida is arranging a meeting with his vietnamese counterpart. kishida says he wants to convey japan's support for vietnam's policy to resolve the dispute through dialogue. mayuko ambe, nhk world. >>> prosecutors have arrested a former employee of the japanese drugmaker novartis. they say he allegedly manipulated clinical data to highlight the benefits of a drug. know uo shirahashi was arrested on suspicion of violating japan's pharmaceutical affairs law. prosecutors say shirahashi provided false data about the drug pressure drug to university researchers. clinical study results were used by novartis pharma in its advertising. shirahashi
they accuse the vietnamese of illegally and forcefully disrupting the oil rig operation. they've asked u.n. security general ban ki-moon to circulate the paper to all member states. delegates from vietnam submitted documents defending their position three times last month. a u.n. spokesperson says ban is ready to mediate if the two sides ask him to. officials in other countries have begun voicing concern. japanese foreign minister fumio kishida is arranging a meeting with his vietnamese...
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china achoocuses vietnamese shi of hitting it's ships several times in the south china seas. >> and the naked ambition of england's ever hopeful football fans is expressed willing the team to success at the world cup. >>> hello there, thank you very much for watching. our top story this hour is the news out of pakistan where security forces say they have now regained control of karachi airport after an attack by gunmen left at least 28 people dead including ten militants. let's take you through what we know so far. the attack began on sunday evening in pakistan's biggest city karachi and at pakistan's biggest airport here at jinah international airport. the gunmen entered an area used for cargo and private flights and fired automatic weapons. several explosions were heard and after authorities said they secured the airport more gunfire and explosions were reported. now pakistan taliban says it carried out the attack in revenge for air strikes in areas along the afghan border. let's get this report now from emily thomas. >> just before midnight, pakistan's biggest airport becomes a battl
china achoocuses vietnamese shi of hitting it's ships several times in the south china seas. >> and the naked ambition of england's ever hopeful football fans is expressed willing the team to success at the world cup. >>> hello there, thank you very much for watching. our top story this hour is the news out of pakistan where security forces say they have now regained control of karachi airport after an attack by gunmen left at least 28 people dead including ten militants. let's...
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with us are other vessels from the vietnamese coast guard. they are picturing to com expeco contact with chinese vessels that will try to prevent them from getting closer to oil rig. there have been a number of clashes in recent weeks. the vietnamese accused the chinese of ramming their vessels, they have shown us documentary evidence, videos from hand folks of such events taking place. for their part the chinese claim that they have been rammed countless times. >>> 89 passengers on malaysia airlines flight 370 that went mishing in march are beginning to receive compensation. six families have been given an initial payment of $50,000. the flight is thought to have crashed in the indian ocean, but no concrete evidence has been found. >>> an egyptian court has extended al jazerra correspondent descension for another 45 days. his lawyer had requested his immediate release on medical grounds. he has been held without charge since last august and has been on a hunger strike for more than four months, he insists he won't break his fast until he's r
with us are other vessels from the vietnamese coast guard. they are picturing to com expeco contact with chinese vessels that will try to prevent them from getting closer to oil rig. there have been a number of clashes in recent weeks. the vietnamese accused the chinese of ramming their vessels, they have shown us documentary evidence, videos from hand folks of such events taking place. for their part the chinese claim that they have been rammed countless times. >>> 89 passengers on...
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if vietnamese i think it's also important that we actually hit a huge milestone thankfully to the board of supervisors and our smartphones we are the only department in california maybe the united states with department issued smartphones and on those smartphones it has google language access five core languages english spanish chinese korean and vietnamese and every single officer assigned to the streets has one of those phones on their person. any officer navigating on a smartphone via google language so we're very proud of the strides we've made we worked very closely with the director and immigrant rights commission that everybody knows their rights and knows what's in bounds and out of bounds and how we treat folks in this world-class city we like to think that we're that world-class police department. we have fallen short in 2012 we did have one compliant sustained where an officer didn't know these different policies that i spoke to and in 2013 we had 3. those officers were admonished regarding policy but to put into perspective because of the mass retirements we're hiring about
if vietnamese i think it's also important that we actually hit a huge milestone thankfully to the board of supervisors and our smartphones we are the only department in california maybe the united states with department issued smartphones and on those smartphones it has google language access five core languages english spanish chinese korean and vietnamese and every single officer assigned to the streets has one of those phones on their person. any officer navigating on a smartphone via google...
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and both the vietnamese and chinese are trying to assert their territorial rights here. >> thousands of migrants leaving thailand. they have a huge migrant workforce, many who don't have proper documents to work there. most come from cambodia and myanmar, where the wages are lower. it came after the military imposed martial law three weeks ago. >>> thousands of children are fleeing guatemala, el salvador and tedding to the u.s. many who make the journey believe they will be able to stay in the united states indefinitely. >> a towering wall of rusted metal straits nogales, mexico from its neighboring city. this is a major crossing point for migrants entering the united states, and it's where we met lydia and her seven-year-old son, lester. they just arrived from honduras. lydia was too afraid to let us see their faces. >> the worst thing is wakin wakp and hearing your children and for something to eat and not giving them anything. that's what make makes you want to come here. >> migrants are spreading the war about a provision of u.s. law that they believe will allow them to stay inde
and both the vietnamese and chinese are trying to assert their territorial rights here. >> thousands of migrants leaving thailand. they have a huge migrant workforce, many who don't have proper documents to work there. most come from cambodia and myanmar, where the wages are lower. it came after the military imposed martial law three weeks ago. >>> thousands of children are fleeing guatemala, el salvador and tedding to the u.s. many who make the journey believe they will be able...
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troubled waters were out on patrol with the vietnamese coast guard. and in sports mexico take on cameroon, in the latest match of the world cup. we'll have all of the highlights coming up. ♪ >> hello there, welcome to the news hour. u.s. president, barack obama has told iraq's government that he will help them fight off a sunni-lead rebellion, but can't do it for him. one by one, iraq's towns and cities have been falling to the rebels. they are advancing south towards taking towns, including one on the main road to bagdad. the fighters are already in the country's second city in one area, as well as in the north. sunni fighters which also include tribal groups seized the main cities in a province earlier this year. imran khan reports on the latest events. >> reporter: in the holy city, a call to arms. through his spokesmen, the most influential shiite in iraq, he says the people must act. >> translator: i call on iraqis who are capable of carrying arms and fighting the terrorists in defense of their people, their country, and their holy shrines, sho
troubled waters were out on patrol with the vietnamese coast guard. and in sports mexico take on cameroon, in the latest match of the world cup. we'll have all of the highlights coming up. ♪ >> hello there, welcome to the news hour. u.s. president, barack obama has told iraq's government that he will help them fight off a sunni-lead rebellion, but can't do it for him. one by one, iraq's towns and cities have been falling to the rebels. they are advancing south towards taking towns,...
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he sent troops to train the south vietnamese army. but he wasn't happy about it. >> in the final analysis, it's their war. they're the ones that have to win it or lose it. we can help them, give them equipment. send our men out there as advisers. but they have to win it. the people of vietnam against the communists. >> kennedy felt that the united states had to draw a line against communist expansion but the soviets supported the north vietnam regime. we supported the south. >> it's what becomes known as the domino theory. if south vietnam falls, then all the rest of southeast asia, laos, cambodia, the philippines, they might be defeated. >> as i believe i reported upon my return from previous visits, i'm very much encouraged by the progress the south vietnamese have been making and the assistance which our forces have rendered to them. >> when vietnam started up, they believed that they so expertly micromanaged the cuban missile crisis that they can do the same in the southeast asian nation 10,000 miles away. the north vietnamese wer
he sent troops to train the south vietnamese army. but he wasn't happy about it. >> in the final analysis, it's their war. they're the ones that have to win it or lose it. we can help them, give them equipment. send our men out there as advisers. but they have to win it. the people of vietnam against the communists. >> kennedy felt that the united states had to draw a line against communist expansion but the soviets supported the north vietnam regime. we supported the south....
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a call from the vietnamese defense minister. "armies of the two countries must exercise utmost restraint, trust, and cooperation." they are preparing a legal suit charging china's claims to these waters. here now an exclusive with the vietnamese prime minister. >> vietnam will use all measures to eful proteblingt our sovereignty orphan the seas including legal actions. we have prepared complete evidence. we are stiling still considering the most appropriate timing for this measure. we are prepared and ready for egal action. again, military might is indeed increasing, the powers are increasing. that is a concern. china's power is rising. if it must be addressed, the japanese and u.s. by joining forces really does say to china, just, you know, be careful what you do next. >> absolutely. careful is the key. john dawson covering the shangri-la security discussion with us. >> surprise drive in exports last month. >> the report says a deal would be reached in days. >> and unaware of any insider trading. "wall street journal" reported
a call from the vietnamese defense minister. "armies of the two countries must exercise utmost restraint, trust, and cooperation." they are preparing a legal suit charging china's claims to these waters. here now an exclusive with the vietnamese prime minister. >> vietnam will use all measures to eful proteblingt our sovereignty orphan the seas including legal actions. we have prepared complete evidence. we are stiling still considering the most appropriate timing for this...
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. >> a chinese coast guard ship, chasing a be vietnamese boat. after the incident the two ships collided. a week after a similar incident when a vietnamese ship sank after a chase. the two countries have long fault over the oil-rich waters in that area. >>> five pro-russian troops are ced following gun -- dead following gun battles. when hundreds ever separatists attacked a border camp in luhansk. david chater has details. >>> troops inside thought to number around 70 have been surrounded by a force estimated to be up to 500 strong. ukrainian jet fighters were scrambled flying mission he over the city of luhansk from which it was claimed the attacks were generated. surface to air missiles. heavy plumes of smoke are rising above the sky lines. the region near the russian border, northeast of the city of donetske has seen a sharp upsurge of fighters. ammunition and new weapons. this time, the odds seem heavily stacked against border guards have have been involved in a series of escalating firefight and infight. the separatists checkpoints have been
. >> a chinese coast guard ship, chasing a be vietnamese boat. after the incident the two ships collided. a week after a similar incident when a vietnamese ship sank after a chase. the two countries have long fault over the oil-rich waters in that area. >>> five pro-russian troops are ced following gun -- dead following gun battles. when hundreds ever separatists attacked a border camp in luhansk. david chater has details. >>> troops inside thought to number around 70...
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the north vietnamese, the communists, they won. and this picture, this iconic photo, showing the evacuation of the last american personnel left in the country, as well as whatever vietnamese employees and allies could squeeze on to the proverbial off-ramp with the last americans at that point, this iconic american image shows two years after the american military left vietnam the desperate efforts to get the very last remnants of american personnel out of south vietnam and its capital as they were captured by the north. this was april 30th, 1975. toward the end of america's war in vietnam, the united states was going through some of our own upheaval at home. president nixon, of course, resigned in disgrace in 1974. that made jerold ford into the president of the united states, even though no group larger than his congressional district back home in michigan had ever elected him to anything. in april 1975, two years after the u.s. had pulled out our troops from vietnam, when it was becoming clear that south vietnam was about to lose
the north vietnamese, the communists, they won. and this picture, this iconic photo, showing the evacuation of the last american personnel left in the country, as well as whatever vietnamese employees and allies could squeeze on to the proverbial off-ramp with the last americans at that point, this iconic american image shows two years after the american military left vietnam the desperate efforts to get the very last remnants of american personnel out of south vietnam and its capital as they...
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morale on the vietnamese boat is high. these disputed islands fly their flag. but observers see in china's actions a renewed resolve towards all of its disputes in surrounding seas. >> what they appear to be signaling is the beginning of a campaign of unknown duration and character to essentially enforce these claims. >> it's a prospect of vietnam alon along with other asian nations seriously. >> we go live now to new york and the united nations' headquarters as james bays is there for us, what more do we know? >> reporter: this is information that has come just in the last few minutes and it shows how seriously the international community is now considering the situation in iraq, and the danger to the iraqi capitol of baghdad itself. in the last few minutes the u.n. is telling us that it's staff are being temporarily relocated from baghdad. we're told 58 staff have already been moved from baghdad to the jordanian capitol. other staff are likely to be relocated, too. we're told the idea for now is to relocate many of these staff in northern iraq. the u.s. takin
morale on the vietnamese boat is high. these disputed islands fly their flag. but observers see in china's actions a renewed resolve towards all of its disputes in surrounding seas. >> what they appear to be signaling is the beginning of a campaign of unknown duration and character to essentially enforce these claims. >> it's a prospect of vietnam alon along with other asian nations seriously. >> we go live now to new york and the united nations' headquarters as james bays is...
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the north vietnamese were very different from the soviets and the attempt to resolve the vietnamese crisis through control desolation, simile didn't work. >> south vietnam has been overthrown by a military group. >> i hope we don't have another bay of pigs on our hands. >> are we beginning the war in south vietnam? >> winning? no, we're losing it. >> kennedy says to one of his principal aides that after he is re-elected then he can worry about the war. it is difficult to believe that the same course would not have been followed if john kennedy had not gone to dallas in 1963. do we know what kennedy would have done if he had lived? >> there is evidence to suggest that he never would have done what lyndon johnson did in vietnam. >> this nation will keep its commitments from south vietnam to west berlin. >> lbj had experienced the same crisis by sitting next to kennedy. he had not come out with the same conclusions. he did not share kennedy's suspicion of the united states military or military advice. once kennedy was gone, it was inevitable that he was from positive change. he lost a preside
the north vietnamese were very different from the soviets and the attempt to resolve the vietnamese crisis through control desolation, simile didn't work. >> south vietnam has been overthrown by a military group. >> i hope we don't have another bay of pigs on our hands. >> are we beginning the war in south vietnam? >> winning? no, we're losing it. >> kennedy says to one of his principal aides that after he is re-elected then he can worry about the war. it is...
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china's also an involuntary destination for many young vietnamese women. the one-child policy, combined with a preference for male children has created a shortage of brides. diep vuong helps the victims who have managed to escape. >> we give the girls a choice -- do you want to marry somebody or do you want to work in the brothels? and one of the girls told us that she said, you know, they told us that if we work in brothels we'll be staying near the border. and so some girls, they -- you know, i'd rather stay here because it's closer to vietnam. and i may be able to run back. >> vuong brought me to visit 23-year-old lan who was able to run back. >> i don't know where i was taken. we were in the car for a day. and when they wouldn't let me out of the car then i realized i had been tricked. >> hers is a classic story of how traffickers prey on desperately poor people. lan was working on a road building crew, back breaking work in hot, stifling weather. and it's to her work site that the recruiter came with a better offer. to harvest cinnamon for higher wage
china's also an involuntary destination for many young vietnamese women. the one-child policy, combined with a preference for male children has created a shortage of brides. diep vuong helps the victims who have managed to escape. >> we give the girls a choice -- do you want to marry somebody or do you want to work in the brothels? and one of the girls told us that she said, you know, they told us that if we work in brothels we'll be staying near the border. and so some girls, they -- you...
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and when we left and the north vietnamese attacked, the south vietnamese army folded. we have done 10 years worth of training, equipping, and fighting outside the afghan army. we do have to worry that when we pull out, they are going to collapse as well, and the taliban will do there what the jihadis are doing in iraq today. it is not the united states that can solve these problems. fightings we are there their war, they are going to rely on us, and never develop the resilience to deal with the problems on their own when we leave. >> no motivation. thank you. we will be back. stay with us. kai bird is here. his new novel is called "the good spy." it looks at the life and death of robert ames, one of the cia's unusual agents. he was killed tragically in the bombing of the agency in by root. kai bird said, had he lived, he might have healed the rift theeen the arab world and west. i am pleased to have kai bird back at this table. start with the obvious. tell me who robert ames was. >> he was a veteran cia officer who rose to become mr. middle , but started out as a cland
and when we left and the north vietnamese attacked, the south vietnamese army folded. we have done 10 years worth of training, equipping, and fighting outside the afghan army. we do have to worry that when we pull out, they are going to collapse as well, and the taliban will do there what the jihadis are doing in iraq today. it is not the united states that can solve these problems. fightings we are there their war, they are going to rely on us, and never develop the resilience to deal with the...
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. >> for years he knew that his son was in a vietnamese prison. for years he knew his son was being actively tortured. at one point the north vietnamese offered to release his son and john mccain said i will not go until the rest get to go. this idea that the united states of america is going to release terrorists who could kill thousands of people because one person has footage that he's not doing well, you can't make national security policy around this kind of phony compassion. >> but the symbol to our military men and women, if you're in harm's way, we'll get you out. that is fundamental. and what i think has happened here is this issue has been politicized. look at the family in idaho, the joy when he came out. and now we're talking about on the deserter issue, this is something the army needs to investigate. he was promoted twice while he was in prison from a private to a sergeant. >> let me reinforce what frank said. susan rice goes on television and says he was rescued. he wasn't rescued. he was traded for. >> it was a prisoner swap. >> wh
. >> for years he knew that his son was in a vietnamese prison. for years he knew his son was being actively tortured. at one point the north vietnamese offered to release his son and john mccain said i will not go until the rest get to go. this idea that the united states of america is going to release terrorists who could kill thousands of people because one person has footage that he's not doing well, you can't make national security policy around this kind of phony compassion....
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vietnam has seen some impact a certain sectors of the vietnamese economy because of this dispute. vietnam has addressed that with solutions to mitigate the impacts. but overall, you guy vietnamese citizens -- you've got the enemy citizens who say they want to see a stronger response from their country when it comes to china. they want vietnam to stand up to china. ofreasingly, there is a lot pressure on vietnam to file legal action. >> both sides being asked to use restraint. thank you for that. and thanks to john dawson in singapore. we will have more on the territorial tensions after the break. we will look at how the growing war of words is weighing on the minds of investors. stay with us. newly causing people to change the fundamental views on growth in the region. something to keep an eye on. that could bring an impact on in theence and pricing th region. >> australia is so sensitive to any economic moves in china. we have the strong figures showing the industrial sector holding up. that is a positive sign for australia's commodity businesses. as youfident are you place your
vietnam has seen some impact a certain sectors of the vietnamese economy because of this dispute. vietnam has addressed that with solutions to mitigate the impacts. but overall, you guy vietnamese citizens -- you've got the enemy citizens who say they want to see a stronger response from their country when it comes to china. they want vietnam to stand up to china. ofreasingly, there is a lot pressure on vietnam to file legal action. >> both sides being asked to use restraint. thank you...
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he ran down and sank a vietnamese fishing boats. india and china have held their first high level toxicity landslide big three. the foreign minister -- high-level landslide victory. the foreign minister met with new delhi. a spokesman said the talks lasted more than three hours and concentrated on an increase in chinese investment in india. myanmarbuddhist monk in a calling for able cut of a phone company because it is based in qatar. is the latest step in a growing anti-muslim campaign. monks have been at the forefront called 969.ign not have told buddhists to buy goods from shops owned by muslims. australian police say they have found human remains in the belly of a crocodile in the northern territory. it came during a search for six a two-year-old man thought to have been snatched from a boat in the national park on saturday. this would be the second deadly crocodile attack this year in the park. in january, a 12-year-old boy was killed as he and friends swim in a waterhole. and allget more on that today's top stories on our webs
he ran down and sank a vietnamese fishing boats. india and china have held their first high level toxicity landslide big three. the foreign minister -- high-level landslide victory. the foreign minister met with new delhi. a spokesman said the talks lasted more than three hours and concentrated on an increase in chinese investment in india. myanmarbuddhist monk in a calling for able cut of a phone company because it is based in qatar. is the latest step in a growing anti-muslim campaign. monks...
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at the time now i know what you think and why it is a vietnamese dish working for the f.b.i. good stuff with not a vietnamese dish but a human hacker that's right well now there is new proof that the f.b.i. coerced no proof that the f.b.i. coerced hammon indeed committing the crime so this is like that show bait car where someone leaves a car with the keys inside if you steal it they arrest you except instead of a car this was a bunch of internal e-mails instead of just stumbling across the car your friend is standing there going to get. it back is my car you can have it it's my car. and that friend works for the f.b.i. . car and all rowing but we should still give the f.b.i. credit for thwarting the attack the attack they themselves perpetrated. moving on more evil people with plans the transpacific partnership the largest proposed trade deal mankind has ever seen and despite the fact that it would essentially cede our sovereignty as a country to multinational corporations obama loves it more than life itself it is bad project kind of like the moon landing was for j.f.k. or
at the time now i know what you think and why it is a vietnamese dish working for the f.b.i. good stuff with not a vietnamese dish but a human hacker that's right well now there is new proof that the f.b.i. coerced no proof that the f.b.i. coerced hammon indeed committing the crime so this is like that show bait car where someone leaves a car with the keys inside if you steal it they arrest you except instead of a car this was a bunch of internal e-mails instead of just stumbling across the car...